The White House Correspondents’ Association denounced the harassment that Wall Street Journal correspondent Sabrina Saddiqui has experienced since pressing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his human-rights record.
that his Hindu nationalist government has discriminated against Muslims, asking the prime minister what steps he’s taking to protect religious minorities and free speech. Since that press conference, the reporter has been inundated with online attacks from officials within Modi’s political party.
“Unfortunately since then she has been subjected to intense online harassment, including from people with ties to the prime minister’s political party, questioning her motives, he religion and her heritage,” Keith added in her statement. “This is unacceptable. The WHCA stands by Sabrina and the questions she chose to ask. In a democracy, journalists shouldn’t be targeted simply for doing their jobs and asking questions that need to be asked.
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